The Wine Century Club was founded by architect and wine lover Steve DeLong.
The club is for all adventurous wine lovers. If you've tasted at least 100 different grape varieties, you're qualified to become a member.
Membership has grown over the years and we celebrated our fifth anniversary on May 8th. I joined in October of 2008 when I reach 100 grapes and am now at 122.
Groups celebrating around the world tasted a cumulative 314 grapes.
Seated: Greg dal Piaz From Left standing: Greg Kozar, Peter Conway, Steve Raye, Constance Chamberlain, Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg and Tony Fletcher.
Not pictured: Anatoli Levine
Here are the grapes we tasted:
Narince, Kalecik Karasi, Zierfandler, Dolomiti, Osalecta, Muller-Thurgau, Riesling, Silvaner, Kerner, Plousard, Romorath, Faire Sevedou, Moscofilero, Assyrtiko, Aidani, Agiorgitiko, St Laurent, 3 different types of muscat, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Touriga, Pinot Noir and Viognier, and a port (we don’t know how many grapes!)
That’s at least 30 for us! : )
It is great fun to explore and share wines from all over the world.
A great tool to learn about a wide range of grapes is the De Long's WINE GRAPE VARIETAL TABLE
